I. Faith

There is a calm before the storm, a peace before the war, a rose for every thorn
On the solid rock that's where I'll be reborn

No gust of wind or earthly whim could set me tumbling down that canyon floor
An unsubsiding hope that fortifies my trembling core

They call it faith, faith that could make it through the night
Faith in each step that it will take
Faith only god is gonna make things right

II. Fear

My lamp light's out the chilly wind whips young curses through the overgrowing plains
I cross my heart and watch it fly away

I'm roaring toward the shore unsure if tides will rise in troubled times that bind
Hope is on the run, I walk the plank and hope to die

'Cause I got faith, faith that i'm sinking like a ship
Faith I might drown in some abyss
Faith I'll be shrouded in an ocean crypt

III. Persecution

Truth is truth no matter who or what or where or when or why it's speaking to or from
Truth is truth like water rushing, rising like the sun

And even if my friends forsake me, castigate me, feed me to their hungry hounds
I'll keep marching up to Zion 'till the walls come crashing down

With courageous fear and justified inaction reining 'neath a sullied sky
Leave me as I am or let me die

They say it's great to make mistakes then leave you at the stake before you ever try
Love me as I am or let the bloodshed multiply

'Cause you've got faith, faith that your world's about to break
Faith that you can take and take and take
Faith in shackles tethering you to freedom's gate

IV. Faith

When all seems wrong you said once "I am strong", so don't forget that you were right
One day we'll sing an ode to endless dawn

When all goes wrong you sweet black swan go on go on your own path toward the light
And we shall ride in carriage horses drawn

And we'll have faith, faith in this mountain we must climb
Faith in the majesty up high
Faith that this little light of mine, it's gonna shine

V. Hope

There is a calm before the storm, a peace before the war, a rose for every thorn
On the solid rock that's where I'm still reborn

What is that sun it's something ancient bright and brilliant beaming in my mortal eye?
It is the candlestick, the wick of humankind

I stretch my hands out toward another ship another shore I'm sure my words can not define
A promised land defying race and creed, beyond the colored sky

That's where we'll walk in, hand-in-hand in understanding, peace and patience will survive
And someday in love, we'll meet again where roses never die

'Cause I got faith, faith that I'll make it through the night
Faith in each step that I shall take
Faith that my god is gonna make things right

And I got faith, faith that thy kingdom will come
Faith that thy will will be done
Faith that this earth is gonna sing as one